CONSUMER SERVICES
Accomack County
CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND FARMERS MARKET
Cathy Mikel
4113 Main Street, Chincoteague, VA 23336
757.336.2610; FAX 757.336.2611
E-mail: cmikel4902@aol.com
Description: Open-air producers market featuring clams, lobsters, fruits, vegetables, organic produce, potted plants, bedding plants, herbs, cut flowers, homemade baked goods, preserves and more.
Directions: On the Eastern Shore, take Route 13 to Route 175 to Chincoteague Island. After drawbridge, turn left on Main Street. Market is located immediately on the left, adjacent to downtown park along the waterfront.
Hours: 9 a.m.-12 noon, Wednesday and Saturday, April-September. Saturday only in October, weather permitting.
Activities: Plant and bake sales for non-profit civic groups.
MASON BEACH FRUIT FARM
George Foster
29113 Mason Beach Road, Hacks Neck, VA 23358
757.442.7287
E-mail: fosterjg@esva.net
Directions: On the Eastern Shore, take Route 13 to Keller, turn west onto Route 180 to Pungoteague. Turn left, then right at Pungoteague Post Office, continuing on 180 west to Harborton General Store (3.1 miles). Continue straight onto Route 631 following it to 633/631 Y (1.3 miles) staying right on 631 to Hacks Neck proper (0.7 mile). Turn onto Mason Beach Road (0.5 mile) with farm driveway on right.
Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m., daily, beginning mid-June.
Special Comments: All fruit is U-pick. Payment is on the Honor System. Call for ripening dates of specific fruit. Please bring your own packing container. Some plastic bags and picking buckets are available.
Products: Pick-your-own blueberries and blackberries. Peaches, apricots, plums, pears, and apples are also available in season.
TOM’S COVE AQUAFARM
Tommy Clark
7466 Lighthouse Lane, Chincoteague, VA 23336
757.336.1945; FAX 757.336.1371
E-mail: tcaquafarm@verizon.net
Directions: Lighthouse Lane is off of Ridge Road, ¼ mile north of the intersection of Ridge Road and Beebe Road. Call for directions.
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Special Comments: Tom’s Cove Aquafarm (TCA) proudly presents our all natural, aquacultured clams and oysters. TCA performs all aquaculture stages, from spawning to field grow-out to ensure top quality products. Clams and oysters are spawned from native Tom’s Cove brood stock (when possible). Later the young are moved to nursery tanks fed by fresh seawater, then to the field to grow to maturity. When harvested, the shellfish spend a short time in above-bottom floats, which enables them to naturally purge themselves of sand, making them grit-free. This results in fresh, great tasting products.
Products: Fresh Chincoteague clams and oysters, sold wholesale and retail.